Watch This Clip

This is Nathan's Mom. You know me, I seem to be the only one posting on Nathan's blog anymore. I couldn't resist showing Nathan this clip and knew any of Nathan's friends would like it too. This kid is cute & funny & good and it will make me smile all morning. Enjoy and be inspired!

Nathan went to great lengths to help a child

Sunday School Story

This is Nathan's Mom hijacking his blog - again!

I have to tell you what happened Sunday at church. Nathan walked into Junior HIgh Sunday school with his new hair, causing quite the stir. A group of girls were talking on their side of the room (they travel in herds, you know). The girls sent the girl's counselor over to Nathan to tell him that the girls were talking about his hair cut. They wanted her to tell Nathan that they were very sorry he had to get his hair cut and that they were glad he was able to send it to Locks of Love.

A major coup happened in the boy/girl balance at junior high sunday school - the girls sent someone with a message to the boys side of the room...

of course it was to Nathan and was about his hair!

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My hair

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Gather around everyone for i'm about to tell a great tale, of how a great man cut his hair.
Many years ago, in a strange country far away, there lived a amazing man, later to move nations. His name was Nathan the Amazing, now he was only taught in foreign countries and he had to get taught in his home land in the language of English. And to get the knowledge he sought after, he had to do something no one had ever had to do. He had to give up his hair, which was a gift to him by two fairies, with great taste, the lady's of the land loved the hair. But Nathan the Amazing was determined so he traveled to a far away place in low town ( downtown), there is no place on todays map with that name. He went to a special place where there were witches, now these were special witches,, with powers of style. He went to the all powerful witch Nicole. In her store he met all the other witches. Nathan the Amazing's description of this place was AMERICAN, we do not know what that word mean's, but he go's on to say that everyone was talking to him most unlike the place he lived before Czech rep. [C-zek rap]. As they cut his amazing hair he was sad and excited. They went through a cut then dye. Liking this new look he goes back to his house, on the way getting a GRANDE frappe. We dont know what GRANDE mean's we also do not know what the place he went is, in the paper's writing about his past he calls it STARBUCKS. All ended well for this hero, but the story is not over, it is just starting.
Until next time young student's.

Cutting my hair

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I'm going to have to learn this post by heart, because people keep asking me about this. Today I cut my hair. As you all know I'm donating it to Locks of Love. Here is a photo of me with my hair down

Here's me holding my hair

And here is me with my hair cutter Nicole who is not disgusting and drab ( Pink Panther 2)

And here's me with my haircut

And here i'm looking cool. I will write about my fellings tommorow.

The 5 week trip to hell and back

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OK, so it wasn't exactly to hell. It was just to Illinois, then Colorado and finally to Bethany Beach.
We started out in Illinois, where we stayed at our Uncle's house, then we went to the "Geneva" house. Then to a campground, where my grandparent's live ( they live in a RV).
Then Me and Grace went to Colorado. We were with our grandparents and the last night we were at our uncle and aunt's. Then we went to the Tillapaugh's house, where we were with the rest of our family. Then we went back to our Aunt and uncle's. Then we went to a think called DAR. And there i learned that i was in chaos.
Then on to Bethany Beach where i started chafing. Then it was just a 2 day drive back to NY, where after about 3 second's from getting out of the car someone saw us and ll of a sudden the whole neighborhood knew we were back.

In Colorado i got my cousin's electric guitar, and in a week a amp should come in the mail.

I have to go eat now.

Becca

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I would just like to write, that i was just talking to Becca on the phone and she told me that she can not comment on my post's because i write in a seal passion and because I'm writing about stuff she's also going through (she gets sad). Even though to me my post's seem simple to me, to you they touch you, its just another thing that show's that everyone is different. Becca I had fun talking to you.

My hair

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I have some horrible news, we have to CUT MY HAIR. It's for school, it's part of the uniform. I'm going to donate it to people who have cancer. I can almost not write this. That's pretty much all. were going to go ask some people about advice for a new style. Oh yah, it has to be a natural color. Please comment any ideas of color or style.

Our house and what i do in it

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Our new house is at 668 Ogden Parma town line road. Its very nice, and we have good neighbors. All i seem to be doing is reading the ninth Pendragon book, playing a new DS game called guitar hero, that my grandparent's got me and jumping on our neighbor's trampoline. Beside that we go do stuff in town.I have a reading list, 1. the ninth Pendragon 2. the tenth Pendragon 3. treasure island 4. the call of the wild 5. Thomas Jefferson. That's pretty much all.

America

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Im finally going to post that post you've all been waiting for. The post about moving to America. I'll go back to my birthday. If this were a movie it would look like someone dropped a rock into some water and we would hear some freaky music. I woke up in the hotel (Malenovice) and got out of bed, put on my clothes and gave my mom the clothes i slept in. I went down stairs thinking about my birthday. There is some group of people at the hotel and so we had the big breakfast out. Matej a friend of ours was there and he wanted to get a picture with us. After that Mrs. Patty gave me a present, it was all about the past. There was a spidey comic book ( we used to read those) 3 different chocolate bars and a bionicle ( we played with those all the time). I also got a nice letter from Claire, in it was 5 dollars, thanks Claire. We had 2 cars, one was the Patty's car and one was the Michalik's car, there a family that goes to our church. I got in the Patty's car with Nicholas and Caleb. When we got to the Ostrava train station we met the other group and dragged our luggage to the train there we said goodbye and got on our train. It was a long way to Prague, where we would stay the night and get on the airplane. we got there around lunch-ish. And we went to Mcdonald's to tide us over until we could get lunch finally we were there we dropped of our stuff at the hotel and started to celebrate my birthday. We had dinner at Bohemia Bagels (try to guess what they sell), I got the hot dog and fries, i know i was at a bagel shop but still. Then we walked over to Charle's bridge and opened my present's I got a pair of red converse sneaker's from Becca some napkins with converse on them from my mom and a new nano (project red ipod from my mom and dad!!!!!! Then we went to starbuck's and my mom said i could get whatever i wanted. Lets guess what size I got. I got a vinti caramel frapucino wit caramel drizzle down the side the cup and on top. With no whip cream. We told the guy's working that it was my birthday and they gave me a gift too. They gave a whole bottle of special caramel drizzle. Aren't I special. The next day we woke up and got taxi's to drive us to the airport. I would like to write that i took one last breath of Czech air before went, but I actually forgot about it, I was concentrating so hard about getting on. Oh yah, we got on first. We had my mom's cello with us so we were the first people on! We should take that more often. we had a 8 hour layover in the second worst terminal ever. JFK. The worst is Paris. We got to rochester at midnight. I'll right more about our house in a different post.

Grades

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I am right now sitting at school and i jus got my grades!!!! Im so excited, i got 3 C's 2 B's and the rest are A's!!!! Its waz mbetter than half a year ago. Last time i got 2C's and 4B's. Anyways i hqave to keep working.

Thistle Rock

Nathan's Mom again. We had Greg Strock over for our last family photo shoot in Czech last night. We took photos as a family and our family with Becca. I'm sure you'll see them soon on our family blog and prayer letter,

We also needed individual photos of the kids for our Missionary Debrief program this summer - so Greg did individual shots. Nathan has a nice one - but this one is more fun. This is our Rock Star Nathan, glamming it up with a wild thistle. (He needs to practice his guitar to more to be able to pull off his rock star lifestyle!)

This picture was also appropriate for him because Eeyore always eats Thistles in Pooh and Nathan was in a HUGE Eeyore mood yesterday due to school. Only three school days left and he's walking around in a slump...So maybe this is photo is Eeyore singing the Thistle Blues!



Another shot with the thistle...play this song in C Minor...

A Proud Mom

This is Nathan's Mom. I had to write and let you all know how proud I am of Nathan. He was a wonderful JV Kid this week. He is a great friend to so many JV Kids and they love him a lot. A bunch of JV Adults love him too! Here is a picture of us on the big photo day. There is also a photo of us with Johnny & Brooke. Johnny is the Frog's counselor at camp and he loves Nathan a ton.

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The end of JV

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The last day at JV was a sad one, ill skip the part's that's in "the movie". at one point in time Alice pulled me aside and told me something that i think should stay between us. Later I'm fine, not crying until i got hugged, each time someone hugged me they "squeezed out my tear's" One by one people left, and hugged me and made me cry, all the way at the end there were only a few of us left that they could be counted on 2 hands. They all are going to go to attend the intern training at the time when we will be there, so it wasn't so bad. I went home and was sad. The next day i had to go to school. It was terrible! I was tired most of the hours, then last hour we were out side playing soccer, when people were treating me like i was a complete idiot. It's now 6:12 and the day is getting better. But my parent's didn't let me go outside and shoot "people" in a rain storm! Let's hope it keep's getting better.

The movie of my life

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What you are about to read is a movie, the movie of my life with Blake Patty.

At the bottom of the screen you see the words Monday 5.10.2009 day that JV conference ends. You see a lot of people in a room, everyone of them is a JV kid or a person who went to camp. Becca is in the middle talking ,people start to cry, there's a lot of hugging, then people leave to go to lunch. the camera zooms in on 2 people, you recognize them as Nathan and Blake, the 2 main character's of the movie. as they walk to lunch they talk about camp and school. At lunch they sit outside, where they eat lunch, just the 2 of them. They start to do riddles. Then Blake changes the subject. "Do you miss the way JV used to be?"
"not really, im too young to remember it.
"oh"
"I didn't cry when Becca was talking"
"Me neither"
" I think that my brain has already left"
After this they leave to go hand in their plates, after that they meet Mrs. Patty, who starts talking to Nathan. She tells him that he's the kind of friend who they would send Blake to meet me again one day. She hugs him and he starts to cry. He was wrong about already feeling like he was gone. Mrs. Patty gives Blake and Nathan money to buy a ice cream, they both buy chocolate noggers. They go outside to say goodbye to people. Blake's car leaves first. He gets in the car after saying goodbye to Nathan. By now Nathan wonder's if he'll ever see his friend again.

Now the screen darkens and a new scene starts. the words 10 years later show up. You see Nathan in America, in a tux and Blake at the door. Blake too is in a tux. You ready to get married? Yah, thanks for being my best man. The rest of the movie is not important, what we want to see is what happened in the middle. Those are the year's I'm about to live through.

A Splash of Color

A Splash...




...Of Color




A Splash of Color: A study in Nathan's Tea at Bio City Cafe
Posted by: Nathan's Mom (Who was also at the Cafe!)

School

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this morning i had to be at school at 7:00, instead of 7:30. Because my teacher had to go to the doctor's at 1:30, which is when i have her. So we got there at 7:00 ( it was really cold outside, and i was tired) and we have music. We sang the whole hour, and i was like: "why on earth did i just go to a hour of singing at 7:00!" But lucky me i only learned 1 hour that day, the other's were art and we watched a movie in the other 2. The only one i learned in was geography.

Kilometer

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Tomorrow in gym class I'm going to run the kilometer, I've been training a lot, but when im sick, i don't go to gym, so i get out of shape. Last week i was sick, then we ran the kilometer. I got a really bad time if 5:06. We will be doing it for grade's probably tomorrow. But who knows with czech school's. I want to get a good time because i'm not all that good with like fighting people, if i needed to. So i thin that if I can run really well, i should be able to out run them.

Nathan's Dad here,

We went on a hike today up Lisa Hora. Nathan's brothers and sister went, our friend Paul Hughe Till and our dog, George. The photo above is before we hit the snow near the top, which is why we all look dry and happy.



This photo is just below the very top of the mountain, and is the hardest part of the hike. I thought Nathan and I were going to die! But, we prevailed, which is why I'm even able to write you at the moment!

The way down was very fun. Nathan used his Converse All Stars kind of like skiis, and slid down a good part of the mountain. He of course looked great doing it in his sunglasses!

Perhaps when he gets some more energy he can put some more photos on and write some from his own perspective. Maybe then he'll stop his evil laughter about his mom not giving him any photos.

Nathan's dad out,

Poll

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There is a poll at the very bottom of my blog. PLEASE VOTE! This is not a VOTE NATHAN FOR PRESIDENT kind of thing, it wont change your life, but do it. PLEASE! You cant change too much in your life, but you can change this. Vote, i beg of you. ( think i need a new way to get people to vote? I just got a good idea!) If you're answer has the most votes you can comment! ( if you did not win, you still can comment)

P.S. If you have any ideas for a new poll, tell me! =)

Pictures of a climb

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Yes its actually me, not my mom. In fact I'm writing because of my mom. Yes, she just told me to make a post with pictures , about my trip up to Lysa Hora, the mountain that is watching our every step. But ( i bet you knew that that but was coming), let me repeat that, BUT my mom did not give me any pictures! I have her now! MUUUAAAAAHHHHAAAHHHAAAHHHAAAAA ( evil laughter)! Now i have her! And you all ( i have no idea who you all are, because almost no one comments any more( except Leah Cox( she rocks!))) can be witnesses! Im going to go show my mom this! She wont believe it when i tell her i posted on my blog and she wouldn't give me any pictures!

Peanut butter

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I should be famous. I have taken Calvin and Hobbes to a all new level. I am amazing. I have taken a joke from a comic and made it real. I have cut the peanut butter in half and only at out of that half. WE REACHED THE BOTTOM! It may have been hard, it may have taken a long time, BUT WE DID IT!!!! I searched the web for the comic strip, and then i found it! I found a site that has all of the Calvin and Hobbes of all time! It took some time but at last, i came to it! I found it! It was at the top of some year just sitting there, i pulled it onto the desk top and saw if i could put it onto my blog! I can! here it is.
click on it to enlarge.

Peanut butter (continued)

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This morning we destroyed the peanut butter. But this is not the end, it is a beginning, the beginning of a new age! ( start doing a really cool and moving song, so that this is more like a speech) The age of peanut butter! the age when peanut butter will have untouched tops! This is my dream! Your dream! CHAAARRRGGGEEE! I have no idea what we are charging but it sound's good. when i live alone. I will buy some peanut butter and i will go beyond what we have done here. I will go at a angle so as to get more out and still have a good top. I WILL NOT BE DENIED! I WILL MAKE IT! YYYYAAAAHHHHH ( loud screaming noises)!!! (you start to look at me like im crazy) what? Cant a seal get excited about peanut butter? I think that if the writer of Calvin and Hobbes saw this he would be proud.

Peanut butter (pictures)

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Click on the Calvin and Hobbes to enlarge.

Sprained wrist

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Yes its me, not my mom. I have recently sprained my wrist. It all happened on monday ( think of the picture making little waves going out from the middle, like on TV). I was waiting for gym class, when i fell. It was a really bad fall and most of my weigh is one my left hand. I have to say this, even though its obvious. Pain hurts. I'm moving my wrist a lot, but its not really helping. The teacher is coming in and it still hurts, I'm wondering if i should tell him and he would say i didn't have to train/play. I run a lap around the gym, while the others come in and start to fool around, but today every step i take hurt's. Finally my class is calmed down, so we can play something. We decide to platy doge ball. Everyone on everyone, thats bad for me, because i can out run and out dodge most kids, but i cant out throw, so they like going for me, because its a challenge, but its not that dangerous. One kid has the ball, they say its everyone on everyone, but its not. My class gets into groups, even they not supposed to. It's really obvious. They throw under-hander's to each other then one of them launches it at someone. Normally me. A ball just flew right by my head. That is way too close. I scatter and try to get away, but a kid passes it too close to me and a kid gets me out. I tried to block it with my left hand. That was a mistake. once again, pain hurts. I go tell the teacher and he lets me not play for the rest of the hour. 5 stars to the teacher. The next day. I woke up late and I'm staying home from school. My dad is taking care of me , while my mom is at a ladies retreat. The next day I'm going to school. My mom called and said that i need a X-ray at the doctors (Thursday). It just so happens, that on thursday i have to sleep over at Johnny and Lisa's house, because my dad is going to some meeting type things in Holland. Its turns out that on thursday they doctors have this odd thing that like 4 people went to, but 4 people are a lot there. We went and got the X-ray with in like 10 minutes. But we had to wait for 2 hours after that for the 4 people to go in. Then the doctor said that it was only a sprain and that i need a cast on the top of my hand. One week later i went back in to get it off.

Nathan's Chores

This is Nathan's Mom - again! - Does it seem like I post more on his blog than he does?

Nathan needed to do some extra cleaning for me this week (I won't say why) and he needed a little help. Click HERE to see Nathan's little cleaning helper!


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My Guitar Recital

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Nathan's Mom

This is nathan's Mom again. Yep, he hates it when I do this. I only write on his blog when I MUST. Tonight I MUST write and tell you how much I'm missing Nathan while I'm in the states. I wish he was here so I could talk with him and hear about what's happening in his life. He is one of my all time favorite people and I like spending time with him and I MISS HIM! So I just wanted to write and let you know that Nathan's Mom misses him tonight!